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#5899ca color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5899ca is rgb(88, 153, 202) in RGB and oklch(65.971% 0.09921 242.81) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

66%
0.099
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #5899ca

#5899ca is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.08:1 contrast and black text 6.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5899ca mixed with white

  1. 5899ca
  2. 6aa3d0
  3. 7badd5
  4. 8bb7db
  5. 9cc2e0
  6. accce5
  7. bdd6eb
  8. cde0f0
  9. deeaf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5899ca mixed with black

  1. 5899ca
  2. 4b84af
  3. 3f7095
  4. 335d7c
  5. 284a64
  6. 1d384d
  7. 122737
  8. 091722
  9. 03080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5899ca with less saturation

  1. 5899ca
  2. 5f99c5
  3. 6698bf
  4. 6c98ba
  5. 7297b4
  6. 7896af
  7. 7e96a9
  8. 8395a3
  9. 88949e
  10. 8d9398

Questions about #5899ca

What color is #5899ca?

#5899ca is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(88, 153, 202), in HSL hsl(205.79, 51.82%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.971% 0.09921 242.81).

What colors go well with #5899ca?

The complementary color of #5899ca is #bd844f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #36a2b6 and #7e8ecf. The triadic partners are #c5788c and #879c55.

Is white or black text more readable on #5899ca?

Black text reads better on #5899ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and black gives 6.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5899ca a warm or cool color?

#5899ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 66% and its chroma 0.099.